Most of us will reluctantly accept that it is good for us if we pay a visit to a dentist from time to time but we rarely give much thought to going to a podiatry clinic for a checkup. Maybe we do use pedicure services and possibly have corns removed by a commercial chiropodist but, other than trips to the shoe shops, we tend to largely ignore our feet. Even if, quite often, we find ourselves saying “my feet are killing me”; we still indulge in a bit of wishful thinking and hope that, whatever the problem is, it will go away of its own accord after we have “put our feet up” for a while (or taken a nice hot bath, etc).
Unfortunately; There Is A Long List Of Foot Problems
Should a motor car accidentally run over your foot and crush, break or otherwise damage some of its 28 bones; then, you might rush to the nearest hospital ER but the person who will fix your foot is more than likely to be a podiatric resident on his or her way towards qualifying to be one of the Board Accredited Podiatrists In Chicago Il. It takes a lot of learning and practice to know how to put those 28 bones back together again and have them correctly functioning along with the foot’s 33 joints and 19 muscles (let alone all those tendons that actually “pull the strings”.
It does not need to be an emergency; podiatric clinics regularly deal with problems like:-
* injuries to the Achilles tendon
* problems relating to flat feet
* bunion removal
* alleviating effects of arthritis in a big toe joint
* dealing with heel spurs
* straightening, shortening and/or uncurling deformed toes
* dealing with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Some people can last a lifetime without encountering any of these common foot problems and might never need to make a visit to a podiatric clinic let alone receive treatment from a podiatric surgeon but they are possibly in a minority. The above (and many more not listed) complaints are a mix of hereditary factors, the aging process and the amount of time we spend on our feet plus the activities we engage in when standing up.
When those feet are killing you; it won’t be life threatening but, wouldn’t it be great if it happened less often? It is quite likely that the Podiatrists Of Chicago IL could improve your standing life; so a visit to a clinic – such as those run by Foot First Podiatry Centers, V.P.C. – should not be considered strange or unnecessary.
